The Index Engine also indexes the content of backup images so that they can be searched and analyzed for business relevance. The searches can be high-level metadata such as user mailboxes, or detailed queries based on file or email content, location and date ranges. Searches are saved as stored queries that run automatically once a new backup is executed.

The Collection Engine for Data Domain will be available July 1 and is priced on a per user account-basis. For 1,000 users, the price is $50 per account or $50,000 with annual maintenance of 20%. The purchase of an Index Engines hardware platform is also required.

Index Engines provides support for accounts in Exchange, Lotus Notes, and file system data within a single platform with full discovery and archiving capabilities.

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